From: Hobo


Of course the biggest difference between Iraq and Chechnya is that the
US only cares about Iraqi oil, the Petukhovs went in to restore human
rights.

Casualty numbers aside, they are fighting the same ilk of religious jihadis
that pulled the 9-11 job. Al-Qaeda sent many of its trainees to Chechnya. The
same sort that strapped explosives to women and hijacked an entire theater full
of people recently.

Dead AQ guys, wherever they are killed, means less of them running around
creating trouble...no matter when, how, why, or by whom they are killed.

The Russians certainly have a right to defend themselves from and respond to
terror attacks instigated by the AQ cells working to create instability in
Chechnya.
Dave